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320 Tamarind, 119, 154 Teeth, extraction, 257-60 Telli, 81

Temple car, 53, 114, 144, 222-3, 297; festival, 142

Terminalia tomentosa, 36, 304

Tēyyambādi, 128

Thanda Pulayan, 246 Thelyphonus (whip-scorpion), 105 Thorns fixed to door, 296 ; lying and sitting on, 145 ; stuck into effigies, 120, 251, 252, 254; to catch earth spirit, 243 Thread, sacred, 194 (string), charm, 193 ; for tying yantram, 220; movement as omen, 15, 41 ; vround round ant-hill, 135-6 Thulabharam ceremony, 171-2 Thunder, 19 Tiger, 14, 57, 74-6, 189, 260, 261, 262, 280 Tipu Sultan, 44-5, loi, 188 Tirupati (Tirumala), 55, 137, 141, 143, 148, 156-9, 161, 168-9 Tiyan, 46, 82, 128, 162-3, ^4^ Toad, lOO Tobacco, 20, 27, 178, 208, 250, 259 -Toda, 141, 210, 233, 234, 279 Toddy, i86, 187, 200, 251, 252, 253, 262, 263, 287, 295, 299, 302 Torch, against evil eye, 115; beating body, 146 ; in death ceremony, 244 ; rain ceremony, 309 ; snake ceremony, 131 ; rag torch tied to tree, 156 Tortoise, 71, 192 Tottiyan, 14, 28, 94, 260 Treading on charm, 185, 243, 247, 252, 307 ; on name cut on road, 159 ; water poured on footsteps, 51, See Earth Treasure, beliefs, 85, 90-1, 102, 221 ; human sacrifice, 215-21 Tree of testimony as charm, 188 Tree-snake, Dendrophis, 96 ; Dryophis, 96, 97 Trisula (Siva's trident), 183-4 Tud {Meliosma fungens) in Badaga ceremony, 300 Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), 53, 291 Turban, omen, 41 Turmeric, 36, 40, 77, 114, 117, 125, 130, 166, 170, 171, 175. 176, 177, 185, 190, 194, 199, 202, 206, 212, 227, 243, 246, 269, 278, 283, 284, 292, 293, 29s Twins, 54 Umbilical cord, 25, 54-5, 105 Umbrella, unlucky, 29, 63; silver, offering, 160 Uncle, 55; maternal, 54, 55, 70; paternal, 55 Urali, 48, 68 Urine of animals as omen, 15, 21, 58 ; of enemy in m^ic, 187, 248; of cattle, 58, 59, 79, 97 ; of monkey, 73; of monsters, 310-1 ; of wild dogs, 79 Vada, 40-1 Valaiyan, 56, 133, 244, 286 Valluvan magician, 268 Valmiki, 135 Varuna, 122, 305 Varuna japam, prayer to the rain god, 308-10 Velama, 216 Velichchapad, 277-S Vellalan, 133 Venus, planet, 44 Vettiyan grave-digger, 309 Vettuvan, 151 Vigna Catiang seeds as omens, 39 Viramushti, 94, 144 Virgin and Child, picture works miracles, 161, catamenial blood in magic, 240 ; corpse in sorcery, 242 ; vows, 158 Vishnupad (feet of Vishnu), 193 Vishu festival, 17-9, 289 Vontigadu ceremony, 50-1 Vulture, sarced, 86 Washing of feet, ceremonial, 22, 31 Water, charm, 189 ; drunk as charm, 187; holy, 14, 143, 220; poured over idol as vow, 147 ; cf. 142 Water-snake, 96, 98 Wave offering, 114, 115, 117.9, 135, 171, 245 White-ant. See Ant Whooping-cough caused by Bhairava, the dog-god, 196 Widow, 21, 30, 46, 51, 52 Winnowing basket, 292, 293 ; fan, 26, 283, 306; sieve, 20, 80, 117, 287; tray, 68, 283 Wolf, 77 Woodpecker, 85 Wool of black sheep, charm, 191 Words, lucky and unlucky, 29, 30, 31 Yanadi, 82, 95, 285 Yantram, 182, 1S5-7, 196-7, 219, 227 Yantrasara, iSl Yerukala. See Korava Yetah fish [Bagarius), used in magic, 253 Yogi, 104 PRINTED AT THE EDINBURGH FKESS, 9 AND II YOUNG STREET.